Casimir, an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz.
Etymology
The name may mean "someone who destroys opponent's prestige/glory during battle", and is derived from the Slavic elements: kaziti "to destroy" and měr "prestige, fame". The latter element is also found in Vladimir, and is cognate to the Germanic and Celtic name element -mer or -mar (e.g. Dietmar) with similar meaning. It is often conflated with mir "peace, world", thus some researchers translate the name as "the one who reveals or establishes peace". Some sources give the meaning as "proclamation of peace". Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty. Feminine forms are: Casimira, Kazimiera. Kazimierz could be also related with a Turkish name Kazim.
Casimir, an anthropomorphic orange dinosaur with yellow and red spots, was the main host of the French TV show l'Île aux enfants, played by Yves Brunier in a costume.
He appeared for the first time on television on September 14, 1974 on French television. The show was broadcast first on FR3 before being broadcast for seven consecutive seasons on TF1. The show was cancelled on June 30, 1982.
Casimir are an alternative band from Bristol, England. Formed between school friends Jed Hampson and Joey Edwards, Casimir went through various lineup changes before becoming fully active in 2012, releasing 'Lucid' on the Fear Of Fiction FOF008 compilation vinyl.
On 23 January 2013 their video for 'Balancing Act' was premiered on NME.com, taken from their debut EP 'Not Mathematics'.
Biography
On 23 June 2012 Casimir's track 'Lucid' was featured on the Fear Of Fiction released compilation vinyl, gaining comparisons to bands such as Interpol, Mystery Jets, and We Are Scientists. Their debut video was premiered on NME.com January 2013, in order to promote the release of debut EP 'Not Mathematics'. This was shortly followed by release of singles 'Like Whistles' and a rerecorded 'Lucid', in February and March respectively.
In October 2013 the band moved to London to commence their studies at Goldsmiths.
When I was young then all my boughs were thickly hung with glittering hopes. But one by one they've blown away and only one remains today. It flutters out upon the air, one hope all pinned on gossamer. What are all lives but gossamer in one lacy cobweb crossed? Yet strand by strand we tear at it until the pattern's lost. And one by one hopes blow away till only one remains today. I hope the forest will return to climb the mist-hung morning slopes. Where falling leaves deep-banked in fern may meet the water ouzel's hopes. But one by one they've blown away and only one remains today. And when the condor opens flight on crystal air not cracked or stained by any fallen angel's flight, these glittering hopes may be regained. When I was young then all my boughs were thickly hung with glittering hopes. But one by one they've blown away and only one remains today. It flutters out upon the air,
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GregCasimir was on the sidelines, watching, as his Montclair State teammates were working the ball down the field in the final minutes and the seconds were ticking off the clock ... “I love soccer a lot, but I was open to try new things,’’ Casimir said.
The so-called Casimir force or Casimir effect is a quantum mechanical phenomenon resulting from fluctuations in the electromagnetic field between two conducting or dielectric surfaces that are a short distance apart.
The Casimir effect is a phenomenon predicted in 1948 by Dutch physicist Hendrik Casimir ... The Casimir force is, in accordance with the Lifshitz theory, influenced by the dielectric function and magnetic conductivity of materials.
